Krebs, who served as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s director in Trump’s first term, made headlines at the end of his tenure for contradicting baseless claims from the president that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Krebs said the 2020 election was “the most secure in American history” and that there was “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.” Trump later called that statement from Krebs “highly inaccurate” without providing evidence, and fired him in a tweet.
Krebs is currently the chief intelligence and public policy officer at SentinelOne, a cybersecurity firm. The Wednesday order also “suspends any active security clearance held by individuals at entities associated with Krebs, including SentinelOne, pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with the national interest.”
The order expands to “all of CISA’s activities over the last [six] years and will identify any instances where Krebs’ or CISA’s conduct appears to be contrary to the administration’s commitment to free speech and ending federal censorship, including whether Krebs’ conduct was contrary to suitability standards for federal employees or involved the unauthorized dissemination of classified information.”
A representative for Krebs did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Nextgov/FCW has reached out to a spokesperson for Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., who leads the House Homeland Security Committee, for comment.
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